The Keres people are one of the Pueblo peoples.[1] They speak English, Keresan languages, and in one pueblo Keresan Sign Language.
The seven Keres pueblos are:
- Cochiti Pueblo or Kotyit ("Stone Kiva"); Cochiti Pueblo people: Kotyitiemeh ("People of the North Mountains, i.e. Cochiti people")
- San Felipe Pueblo or Katishtya (People down by the river ”The place where the White Shells are”)
- Kewa Pueblo (previously Santo Domingo) or Díiwʾi; Kewa Pueblo people: Dîiwʾamʾé
- Zia Pueblo or Tsi'ya (Tsia) ("Sun Symbol"); Zia Pueblo people: Tsʾíiyʾamʾé
- Santa Ana Pueblo or Tamaiya (Dámáyá); Santa Ana Pueblo people: Dámáyámʾé (sing.) or Dámáyàamʾèetrạ (pl.)
- Acoma Pueblo or Aak'u (Áakʾuʾé or Haak'u) ("Place That Always Was", better known as "Sky City"); Acoma Pueblo people: Áakʾùumʾé (″Acoma People")
- Laguna Pueblo or Kawaika (Kawaik) ("Lake"); Laguna Pueblo people: Kʾáwáigamʾé ("People at/from the Small Lake")[2]
The western pueblos, Acoma and Laguna, are the largest by area.
Ethnobotany
edit- Abronia fragrans – The Keres people mix ground roots of the plant with corn flour, and eat to gain weight.[3] They also use this mixture to keep from becoming greedy,[3] and they make ceremonial necklaces from the plant.[3]
- Acer negundo – Twigs are made into prayer sticks.[3]
- Commelina dianthifolia – Infusion of plant used as a strengthener for weakened tuberculosis patients.[4]
- Geranium caespitosum – Roots crushed into a paste to treat sores, and whole plant as turkey food.[5]
References
edit- ^ American Indians of the Southwest By Bertha P. Dutton, p.29
- ^ "Keres Online Dictionary". Archived from the original on 2019-02-07. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
- ^ a b c d Swank, George R. 1932 The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians. University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis (p. 24)
- ^ Swank, George R. 1932 The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians. University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis (p. 38)
- ^ Swank, George R. 1932 The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians. University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis (p. 45)
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